A microbial risk score (MRS) that combined 27 bacteria and fungi was linked to a 3.44-fold increase (95% CI 2.63-4.51) in ...

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 67,400 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and nearly 52,000 will die from the highly aggressive disease.

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, ...

Certain bacteria typically found in the mouth and throat may be a trigger for heart attacks, recent research suggests.

Biofilms can lie quietly for years without symptoms. But a viral infection or other stressor can “wake up” the bacteria, ...

Further investigation is needed to narrow down the role of oral bacteria in heart attacks, as well as identify the dangerous ...

Hidden oral bacteria may take refuge in artery walls, forming biofilms that evade detection and could help trigger heart ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A surge in infections from the rare and deadly flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has claimed five lives in Florida this year, as cases have soared to 20 in just a ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WSVN) — A bacterial infection is spreading through Florida’s palm trees. The disease, known as lethal bronzing, is spread by a small insect that sucks sap from other palms and ...

Arizona cases of a serious antibiotic-resistant infection known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, or CRE, have been rising statewide and are at higher-than-normal levels so far in 2025, state ...

States like Louisiana have seen an alarming jump in cases this summer, with 20 reported infections and 4 deaths so far. HealthDay News — Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a ...